Valve-lifting device.



E. J. SOURBER.

VALVE LIFTING DEVICE.

APPucAnon min osc.2. ms.

Patented 0m. 9,1917.

INVENTOR ATTo R N EY WITNESSES EARL IJ. SOURBER, on ro'r'r'svrntn,'rENnsYLvA niAj,

VALVE-LIFTING DEVICE;

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, EARLJ. SOURBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pottsville, in the county, of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Valve-Lifting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in devices for removing or replacing the valves of internal combustion engines.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to produce a valve lifter that shall be capable of the necessary adjustments to suit different sized motors and different sizes of valves. It is also my purpose to produce a valve lifter including a lifter member proper comprising a pair of hinged elements and provided with means whereby the same are retained in a spread or adjusted position, each of the said elements having its ends formed with a channeled-portion to receive the washer upon the end of the valve spring, the device also including a holder member which is adjustable with relation to the lifter proper and which is provided with an adjustable hook that is adapted to be engaged by the exhaust pipe of the motor or upon any other desired support, and the said holder providing a fulcrum for the lifter.

With the above and other objects in view the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating the application of the improvement,

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4: is a top plan view of the lifter member.

As disclosed by the drawing the improvement contemplates the employment of what I will term a lifter member which is designated by the numeral 1 and a holder or suspending member which is indicated by the numeral 2.

The lifter member is preferably constructed of metal and comprises a pair of similar arms 33 which are pivotally connected at one of their ends, as lndicated by Specification of Letters mat.

the lifter ra temeaoetqe; 917.

Application filed December 2,'1916. Serial No. 134,613.

the numeral 4. The arms preferably square or rectangular-in cross section and the'outer or free ends of the said arms are grooved upon their inner faces providing the same with what I will term heads 55, the inner portions or heels'6 of the said heads being widened and contacting and clearly illustrated in Fig. i of the drawing. The channels are continued through the heel portions 6 so that the flange of the head I communicates with the flange of the heel.

One of the members or arms 3 has secured thereto a finger 7 which is adapted to be passed through a yoke 8 that is connected to the other arm 2, and the said yoke has associated therewith an adjustable element in the nature of a thumb screw 9 which is adapted to contact with the finger to bind the same against the arm and lock the jaws in their spread or adjusted position.

The jaws are adapted to receive the washer member 10 which engages with the lower end of the helical spring 11 that surrounds the valve stem 12, the valve being indicated by the numeral 13, and the pin or key for holding the washer 10 upon the stem being indicated by the numeral 18.

The holder or suspending member 2 includes a threaded rod 14 that is integrally formed adjacent one of its ends with a sub? stantially U-shaped head 15, the space between the arms of the said head being sufiicient to receive therebetween the arms 3 of member 1. Upon the rod; is loosely arranged theeye member 16 of a hook 17, while threaded upon the said rod and contacting with the opposite sides of the eye 16 are nut members 17. The hook is adapted to be arranged over the exhaust pipe of the motor but may, of course, be attached to any other portion of the said motor, and as the said hook is adjustable upon the rod of the holding or suspending member, it will be noted that the same'may be employed with equal erliciency for en gaging different supports uponthe motor or for engaging the exhaust pipes of vari ous sizes of motors. It will be further noted that the members 1 and 2are independent of each other; that is, they are not permanently connected and this permits of the said members beingadjustable with relation to each other.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

In a valvelifter, two arms pivotally connected at one of their ends and having their inner faces adjacent to their other ends grooved longitudinally to provide jaws, said jaws at the inner edges thereof being extended inwardly to provide heel portions, a finger upon one of the members, a yoke upon the other member receiving the finger, an adjustable element upon the yoke contacting with the finger, a suspending element including a threaded member having one of 10 rod and contacting With the opposite sides 15 of the eye.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EARL J. SOURBER.

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